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I have a tricky little negotiation to undertake over the next few weeks. A range of views would be welcome. The question: How much and what in-kind benefit (not money) could I request in exchange for letting a neighbour use my plot during for their build? Background I am soon to buy a small 20m x 20m plot to build my new house. Its a rear garden plot in the centre of a city One neighbour is a rowing club on a river, a charity. They plan to knock down their boathouse next to me and rebuild starting in October for a 9-month build. I will finish buying my plot just as they start. They are influential in the local area so its worthwhile for me to keep in their good books They have nowhere to put their site hut and storage container during their build and have asked to use my plot They are as poor as church mice, despite having found the money to re-build I am in no hurry to start. I will need to go back to planning anyhow. And a pause will give me time to plan properly The negotiation I do not expect them to pay me to use my plot (see 4 above). But I would like some in-kind benefit that is fair. What amount of benefit would be fair? Some ideas for what the rowing club could provide, in-kind The only thing they have offered is that I could use their welfare facilities during my build (I presume that would mean toilet, washing facilities, drinking water, rest area) Other ideas (which they have not offered): Utilities availability. We both need to open up the access road to lay a new electricity cable (my quote for this is £12k). I also need to lay a new water pipe along the same route (they don’t) Some of the tree works are in common between us My plot is not prepared. Its a garden with ruined foundations from an old greenhouse and over growth. They could prepare the site for my development and leave it in a suitable state at the end Any other ideas? Comments and thoughts welcome! (I will ask another question later about having a contract with the rowing club for their usage.)